Ukraines president signs new order to sanction 60 companies that helped Russia circumvent sanctions through cryptocurrencies

Odaily News Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a new sanctions order, sanctioning 60 companies that assisted Russia in circumventing sanctions through cryptocurrencies, of which 55 were Russian companies, including mining companies, exchanges and payment infrastructure companies. Another 5 companies from Cyprus, Kazakhstan and the UAE were also included in the list, some of which have been sanctioned by the United States. Zelensky said that as Russias traditional financial channels are blocked, its trend of turning to crypto transactions is obvious, and Ukraine will close all such funding channels. (Ukrainian Pravda)